Originally Posted by galleryseek

Actually, libertarian principles least oppress minorities compared to other philosophies.

Take the minimum wage law, a great example of the authoritarian nanny state the left loves so much. It ends up hurting the poor (and thus minorities) the most, by resulting in inflation and loss of jobs (the two things that impact minorities the most).

Take welfare and all of the various social programs. What's that saying? "Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day, teach him to fish and feed him for lifetime?" In other words, stop treating minorities as permanent underclass by hand feeding them, and you'll see their prosperity improve drastically.

Take the war on drugs; a direct threat on the importance of property rights (self ownership). It impacts the poor and minorities the most.

If you at all care about minorities and the poor, you get rid of the state, which is a philosophy consistent with libertarianism.